Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Letter from the Editor: Sunday's tornadoes took me right back to 1990Jun 23, 2021 1:00 am - I've been thinking a lot about the tornadoes that wreaked havoc down in the West suburbs over the weekend. While tornadoes, or at least the weather that can cause them, ...
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How Chicago-area storm chasers tracked Sunday's tornado in Naperville, WoodridgeJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The conditions were ripe for severe weather Sunday night as storm chaser Curtis Lergner and his team headed home after tracking a tornado in Iowa. But he wasn't expectin...
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Images:Salvaging belongings the day after tornadoes damage Naperville and WoodridgeJun 22, 2021 3:00 pm - See images of how residents of Naperville and Woodridge are cleaning-up a day after a tornado damaged homes and businesses. ...
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Authorities examining why tornado sirens didn't sound in Elk Grove, Mount ProspectJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - An internal review by the Northwest Central Dispatch System is underway to determine why tornado sirens did not sound in Elk Grove Village and parts of Mount Prospect wh...
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Tornado relief: Volunteers, nonprofits in it for the 'long haul'Jun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Laura Coyle waited out the storm in dread, terrified that a tornado that plowed east from Naperville through Woodridge Sunday night would cut off a lifeline at the West ...
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Nicor outages continue after storms; electricity expected back upJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Fallout from tumultuous storms and a tornado continued Tuesday for households without electricity or gas service in the Naperville and Woodridge area. More than 170 Nico...
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Recovery begins in Naperville neighborhood ravaged by tornadoJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Tree limbs and branches, broken fencing, pieces of siding and debris were piled high along the curbs Tuesday in a Naperville subdivision ravaged by a tornado two days ea...
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'The only thing that really matters': How a Naperville couple shielded their son from the stormJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Leandro and Fernanda Saez didn't have time to make it into the basement before the tornado ripped through their Naperville neighborhood Sunday night. They ran into their...
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Editorial: When disaster strikes, the fortunate step upJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The scariest thing about a tornado is its unpredictability. In one house, five kids are huddled in the basement - untouched. Next door, a couple sleeps blissfully unawar...
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Post-tornado: An American flag then and nowJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Woodridge resident Mark Kasper says he's a "wave-the-American-flag-365" kind of guy. So when he returned Monday to fully assess the tornado damage to his house, Kasper ...